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Phillies call their shot and get their closer, acquiring Jhoan Duran from Twins

Phillies call their shot and get their closer, acquiring Jhoan Duran from Twins

CHICAGO — The Philadelphia Phillies, for weeks, had designs on acquiring a hard-throwing, shutdown closer. They did not hide their intentions. And, with about 24 hours before Thursday’s MLB trade deadline, they found their man in Jhoan Duran of the Minnesota Twins. They have acquired Duran in what would be president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski’s biggest trade-deadline acquisition since …

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Twins trade closer Jhoan Duran to Phillies

Twins trade closer Jhoan Duran to Phillies

The Twins initially acquired Duran in 2018 through a trade centered on infielder Eduardo Escobar. Duran developed from a starter into a flamethrowing reliever — now complete with a fiery entrance video. He tallied 74 saves and a 2.47 ERA in four seasons with the Twins, and he pitched five scoreless innings during the 2023 postseason when the Twins advanced …

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MLB trade deadline: Phillies reportedly acquire Twins closer Jhoan Duran

MLB trade deadline: Phillies reportedly acquire Twins closer Jhoan Duran

One of MLB’s top relievers is on the move at the trade deadline. The Minnesota Twins have dealt closer Jhoan Duran to the Philadelphia Phillies, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan. Reportedly going back to Minnesota are catching prospect Eduardo Tait and pitching prospect Mick Abel, the Phillies’ No. 4 and 6 prospects on the MLB Pipeline rankings. Advertisement Duran is …

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Sources — Phillies, Twins agree to trade for Jhoan Duran

Sources — Phillies, Twins agree to trade for Jhoan Duran

Buster OlneyJul 30, 2025, 06:39 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” The Philadelphia Phillies agreed to a trade for Jhoan Duran, one of the baseball’s best relievers, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, and paid a high price to the Minnesota Twins to get it done. According to …

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